In terms of section 27 of the National Heritage Resources Act, No. 25 of 1999, Heritage Western Cape hereby declares The Verlorenvlei HeritageSettlement (Smit Section), fully described in the schedule, as a Provincial Heritage Site.ScheduleThe demarcation of the Provincial Heritage Site is as follows:
Farm/Erf
Province
SG Diagram
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Extent
Portions 18 to 36 ofthe Farm VerlorenVlei 8
Western Cape
2171/2003
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97886m2
SignificanceThe surviving Langhuis structures contained within the settlement are recognised as being significant and unique remnants of a once thriving hamletlocated on the shores of the Verlorenvlei, which is itself regarded as one of the most important